Category: Stem Cell Transplant at Vanderbilt

Neupogen Shots and Thursdays Surgery

Monday, Oct 24, 2011 – Today is going to be a long day. 7:30 AM we will be at the Vanderbilt Clinic for my 4th day of Neupogen shots. They don’t hurt that much, the nurses who give them are very nice, and I’m not having any bone pain yet. (knock on wood) 8:30 AM …

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GOOD NEWS!!!

bone marrow aspiration

Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 – We got good news! Today we found out that yesterday’s PET scan was clean and that the lymph node on my heart is smaller than it was on last month’s PET scan. A clean PET scan means we get to proceed with the stem cell transplant. And, there is more …

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Testing at Vanderbilt

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 – Today and tomorrow will be two intense days of testing at Vanderbilt to get ready for my stem cell transplant. We will get to meet with the doctors, and find out more information about the dates for my transplant process. We will also put me through the gamut of tests …

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